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Nordic Connect - Spirals (2011)
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Something Else!
By S. Victor Aaron Nordic Connect is a grouping of musicians from Canada (Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Ingrid's sister Christine Jensen, alto and soprano saxophones), U.S.A. (Ingrid's husband Jon Wikan, drums), and Sweden (Maggie Olin (piano, Fender Rhodes; Mattias Welin, acoustic bass). The name points up to the Scandinavian ancestry of all its members, and the shared heritage provides common ground that is used as the basis for a consistent but never repetitious brand of jazz. Though led at least nominally ...
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New Radiohead Album releasing This Week!
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JamBase
DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY Radiohead announce the imminent release of their eighth studio album, The King Of Limbs. The band have begun taking pre-orders for The King Of Limbs exclusively from their website fans will be able to digitally download the album from as early as the end of this week, Saturday 19th February. Pre-order the album here. For the next few weeks, the album will be exclusively available from the band's site in two versions—digital download (either MP3 or ...
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Dead.net Continues Exclusive Grateful Dead Road Trips Series With Vol. 4 No. 2
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1888 Media
Dead.net, the official Grateful Dead web site and online store, continues its exclusive Road Trips series in 2011 with its fourth volume. Issuing quarterly in February, May, August and November, Road Trips puts a spotlight on different tours and series of shows and includes rarities from the deepest corners of the vault and many rare and never- before-seen photographs. Each three-disc set includes a beautifully designed booklet that contains an essay about how the music on the discs fits into ...
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Henry Kuntz "Sonic Flares" Free CD Download
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Henry Kuntz
A FREE MP3 Download of my New Release... SONIC FLARES is available on my website SAX & STORIES 1. SONIC FLARES (19:11) Solo Tenor Saxophone Live at Beanbenders, Berkeley, CA October 4, 1998 2. 6 TRACK ANGELS (20:12) Balinese Gamelan (Gender, 10 keys) and Gamelan Selunding (Two 4-key instruments), Javanese Gamelan Pelog (Saron, 7 keys) and Slendro (Saron, 9 keys), Chinese Musette, Drums & Percussion Multi-Track ...
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Multi-Talented Philadelphia Jazz Trombonist Releases His First CD, "Solitary Walker" on March 15
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Damore Public Relations
Multi-talented Philadelphia Jazz Prodigy Ernest Stuart Releases Self-Produced Debut CD “Solitary Walker" March 15, 2011 Trombonist Has Played with GRAMMY Award-winning Artists “The Roots" and “Vanguard Jazz Orchestra" LOS ANGELES—From humble beginnings to headlining Philadelphia and New York City clubs, Ernest Stuart is a multi-talented trombonist who's played alongside The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Billy Paul, The O'Jays, Charles Tolliver Big Band and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, among others. Stuart's heavily awaited debut CD, Solitary Walker, rolls out ...
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Capri Records Releases Jake Fryer's New CD "In Good Company" Featuring Bud Shank, Mike Wofford, Bob Magnusson & Joe La Barbara
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Nancy Hudgins
Last Recording Date for Shank, Who Passed Away The Day After Recording When the British saxophonist Jake Fryer walked out of Studio West in San Diego on April 1st 2009 after completing this recording In Good Time (Capri Records, January 18, 2011), he couldn't have imagined that Bud Shank would not have survived another day. Bud went home the day after the recording and passed away a few hours later. “The last words Bud said to me with a warm ...
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Hip-O Select Reissues
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Music and More by Tim Niland
The Hip-O label has specialized in multi-disc reissue packages focusing on particular aspects of an artists career. Their Select series provides well done packaging with re-mastered music and extensive liner notes and photographs. Louis Armstrong—Hello Louis: The Hit Years (1963-1969) By the mid 1960's, trumpeter Louis Armstrong had already had a career and a half. Beginning with his rise to prominence with the legendary Hot Fives and Hot Sevens to his recordings with big bands and all star groups, Armstrong ...
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Something Else! Reviews on the 2011 Grammy Winners
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Something Else!
Checking in with our thoughts on a few of tonight's winners from the 2011 Grammy Awards, including the Black Keys — the top-rated Something Else! Reviews record from last year—and Buddy Guy, as well as Neil Young and Mavis Staples, among others. Click through the album titles for more ... THE BLACK KEYS, BROTHERS (winner for alternative music album; 'Tighten Up' from this record also named best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals): Singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and ...
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